Can I change the names of the column headers in my look?

Screenshot 2024-07-16 at 6.02.25 AM.pngIf you look at this screenshot, you can see the "repetition" of the header names. "Company Id Company Id" etc...

This is the LookML for `company id` dimension:

  dimension: company_id {
    view_label: "Company Id"
    label: "Company Id"
    description: "Seller's company name"
    type: string
    sql: ${TABLE}.company_id ;;
  }

Is there a way to stop that and have only one single header name ie

"Company Id Year Month Country Name..." ? Can it be done for filters too?

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Hello Chris,
Thank you for your question.

You have a repetition of the title because you have a "view label" which is the same as your dimension "label". To modify the title of your columns, I would recommend using the "series" tab of your "visualization" section which details what will be visible to your users (example below),

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For more context, the data section you show will not be visible to end users (with "view" access) and its format will always be "view label dimension label" to help you understand where it is coming from.
I would therefore recommend to avoid having a personalized "view label" for every dimension as this will make your "Explore" field picker (where you select your data metrics) not user friendly.
For more formatting options, you could rather test the parameter "group label" that can help group your fields under one single title (in your field picker, not the data section).

I hope this was clear enough to answer your question, have an excellent day!

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